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I grew up in rural houses where you only had heating or hot water once you had fetched coal or chopped wood and lit the fire.
The best advice I can give is Fuck That Shit. It might sound romantic but the reality is its filthy, and hard work. Dust everywhere, beetles and other things in the logs, and you'll need solution to store and dispose of the hot ashes in this age of plastic wheely bins. Until we actually run out of the stuff I'll take gas central heating every single day of the week. You can have a nice warm home for no more effort than it takes to set up a direct debit.